Thurleigh
Sign in to saveThurleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, situated around north of Bedford town centre.
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Place details
- Locality
- Thurleigh
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 694
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- High Street, Thurleigh - geograph.org.uk - 1420827.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Thurleigh High Street
- UK place.static_image_alt
- A red brick house in the foreground. Further down the street is a thatched house, behind which the church tower can just be seen, and across the road is a pub.
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Thurleigh
- UK place.population
- 696
- UK place.population_ref
- 694 (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Bedford
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Bedfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Bedfordshire
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Bedford
- Population
- +694
- Image
- High Street, Thurleigh - geograph.org.uk - 1420827.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Airfield
- Geography
- Demography
- Economy
- Community, sport and recreation
- Landmarks
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Thurleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, situated around north of Bedford town centre.
==History== Excavations have shown evidence the locality was occupied in the Iron-Age, Roman and Saxon periods.